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Muhammad Ilyas Khan talks about his lifelong passion for the fountain pen and about the fountainpen loving community in neighbouring Pakistan

On March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 By chawm

I am Muhammad Ilyas Khan. I belong to Southern part of Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa province (Distt. Lakki Marwat). I am a retired bureaucrat and am now settled in Pak Capital – Islamabad. I speak, read and write in more than seven languages including English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Dari and

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The Indian Fountain Pen : lessons from the Quartz Crisis – Pratap Lakshman

On May 9, 2021May 9, 2021 By chawm

At its peak the Quartz Crisis reduced the number of Swiss watchmakers from 1600 to 600, and enabled Japan take over the lead in watchmaking – Clayton Christenson’s “The Innovator’s Dilemma” was playing out a full 20 years before its publication. Both in the crisis and their subsequent recovery, there

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How Indian is an Indian Fountain pen, really?

On June 2, 2020June 4, 2020 By chawm

An average Indian Fountain Pen (any pen for that matter) comprises of ten different parts: The Cap: Finial, Cap body & Lip, Clip, Insert (inner cap), Center band The Barrel: Body & Finial, Trim ring The Nib The Feed The Section The Converter Yes, I know that I am over

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Soumitra Sanyal – Cheers to the Vintage Indian!

On April 14, 2020 By chawm

The exact aetiology that makes OCD (of which we all “collectors” suffer in varying degrees) flower is, shall we say, not fully understood, as yet. Some experts postulate that we bear the condition in our genes, though what triggers the “mutation” (if that is the right term), is not clear.

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The Forbidden City where the Chinese make their fountain pens?

On October 28, 2018October 28, 2018 By chawm

Chinese Fountain Pens – random thoughts about my latest crop Fountain pens made in China never cease to fascinate me. Not the way the solid engineering of German pens, or the fine excellence of Japanese pens or the pukka artistry of British pens, or even the handcrafted brilliance of Indian